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@follysoft.bsky.social
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Dad, photographer, gamemaker follysoft.github.io jwest.itch.io

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm very please to announce a public release of my drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool Scrubjay! Scrubjay is a weird website builder that lets you cobble together web elements, images, links, text fragments, etc into a series of nested rooms...
"SCRUBJAY" sits over a bunch of images of frogs, birds, doors. it's a very 90s look
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I like doing these
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE'RE MAKING A SHELVING SIM WHERE YOU USE THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM IN A LIBRARY THAT'S HAUNTED AS FUCK BECAUSE A BILLIONAIRE WAS STUFFING CORPSES IN THE WALLS TO GENTRIFY HIS CITY WISHLIST "SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE LIBRARY" TODAY store.steampowered.com/app/3971340/...
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Colin McInerney @colin.how · 28/09/2026
WHEELJAM has absolutely kicked ass to run these past two years, and we wanted to try something a little different to get visibility on the games and the devs that make them, so we made a launcher and a bundle to bring some of the cool games we made to Steam!
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Ty 💀 @tys.work · 23/09/2026
code is always a liability, not an asset.
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Taking a shot and submitting to this was one of the best things I've ever done, yall should try it too
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Sebastián Gioseffi @sebagioseffi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I made a game! And it's out today! First game I've published in 10 years, so it's been a while. But it's a funny, weird little thing. And I hope you like it. store.steampowered.com/app/3949620/...
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Save 10% on Video Game Menu: The Game on Steam
A short game about the very best part of video games: the menus.
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weapon2.bsky.social @weapon2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you make physical games, video games or other software based on modifying or reappropriating existing games or software, please consider submitting your work to be shown in the quadrennial plunderludics exhibition, to be held in New York later this year: plunderludics.github.io/misc/2026-op...
plunderludics.github.io
plunderludics wiki
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
hell yeah youtu.be/anxOOAaLYT8?...
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Bluey's Happy Snaps - Official Gameplay Trailer | Nintendo Direct September 2026
YouTube video by IGN
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Idk if it's the sheer inundation of AI in my workplace and feeds or just burnout, but I'm jumping at more opportunities to get outside and earn some blisters and splinters in my hands with manual labor around the house.
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mut / moochi @mut.media · 04/09/2026
final repost, last day for signing up is today! there's 2 slots left but there will be a waitlist in case someone falls through. i'm very excited for this idiosyncratic.mut.media
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idiosyncratic games - fall 2026
in this studio format class, we will be taking a close look at four game developers and their unique, idiosyncratic styles, and bringing their style to your own practice.
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Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University @learninggameslab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We are thrilled to share that Learning Games Lab’s Cozy River Valley has received the Higher Education Award in the 2026 Serious Play Awards! For more information on the 2026 Serious Play Awards, follow the link below. seriousplayconf.com/awards-2026/ #SeriousPlay26 #SeriousPlayAwards
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boshi's place @boshis.place · 31/08/2026
our fireside chat with @add-hawk.bsky.social is now live on youtube! a wonderful conversation going deep on Thi's modern philosophy on games, as moderated by a small panel of boshi members and with plenty of q&a from the audience Thi described as "the best ever" youtu.be/n7ggVdN5ZFs
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boshi's lecture series - a fireside chat with C. Thi Nguyen
YouTube video by boshi's place
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Helena: Cloud District @helenaclouddist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
First images from our exploration and photography indie game: Helena : Cloud District !! #IndieDevs #indiegamedev #indiegames
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mut / moochi @mut.media · 26/08/2026
time to repost again... i'm running a studio class over the fall where we play games by cool devs and then we make work inspired by them! idiosyncratic.mut.media
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idiosyncratic games - fall 2026
in this studio format class, we will be taking a close look at four game developers and their unique, idiosyncratic styles, and bringing their style to your own practice.
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ZIPIT! Games @zipit-games.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
are you good at 3D modeling and animating? do you live in or kinda near NYC? do you wanna work with the folks that made that flying catfish game? you should reach out and say wassup! zipit.games@gmail.com or send us a DM #gamedev #3dmodeling #animation #unity #indiedev
gmail.com
Gmail
Gmail is email that’s intuitive, efficient, and useful. 15 GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access.
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mut / moochi @mut.media · 20/08/2026
i'm here to announce a studio class i'll be teaching at @boshis.place (and remote) this fall! * idiosyncratic games * we will choose four game devs with unique styles, play & discussing their games and then make and critique projects inspired by them! expand your horizons and get some work done!
a collage of many different art styles from different videogames.
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idiosyncratic games
a 10-week
close playing
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boshi's place

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moochi

hybrid
(remote &
in person)

sep 22
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6-9pm
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Big fan of Pokemon Snap and Umurangi but this might be my favorite photography game 😍
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Sloppy Forgeries ✨ Wishlist on Steam! @sloppyforgeries.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Print out your forgeries! This weekend! At PlayNYC / AnimeNYC. Note the... - new painting The Desperate Man by Gustave Courbet! - new print button! #indiegame #animenyc #anime #art #illustration
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Computer𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰 @computerjames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
huge news! TEN BEAUTIFUL POSTCARDS by thecatamites (Anthology Of The Killer) is now on steam the first game that made me realise ‘wait- maybe I could make a game’ it expresses so much without challenge or even collision 💫 store.steampowered.com/app/4916370/...
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
OH COME ON
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
*slowly inhales* *claps hands together* Let me vent for a sec here about my AI-riddled morning.
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm way late to the game here but dammit FALLSTRUKTUR is so good. It's got me excited for map-making again
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Clifton B @cliftonb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you a game developer who's made a demo? Canceled releasing a demo? Had interesting results from your demo? Just really like questions that end with the word "demo?" I'm looking for devs with experience and stories about their demos for the upcoming Demospree newsletter! Let's chat sometime!
A graphic that says DEMOSPREE NEWSLETTER in alternating blue and purple, and there's a little desktop PC sort of mascot in the corner because every newsletter deserves a mascot
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mut / moochi @mut.media · 06/08/2026
i made an avoider as well! (inspired by @brlka.com of course) i'm really proud of it, i haven't made a game ass game in so long. i really savored the process of trying to keep it tight,while following it to the places it seemed to be taking me. enjoy! mutmedia.itch.io/claudio
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cláudio by mut
a shoot-me-up
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Stuffed Wombat @stuffedwomb.at · 06/08/2026
MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...
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Stuffed Wombat @stuffedwomb.at · 05/08/2026
our NEXT GAME will be revealed tomorrow :)
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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
An incredible cause that includes Bundle of Joy! So impressed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social and the community surpassing 100K!
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[untitled games event] Amsterdam @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
[untitled games event] #8: "undisciplined feeling" Join us on Sun 23 Aug 2026 for an evening of games and talks about big feelings, wrong feelings, unruly emotions, improvised agency, and screaming over the cliff-edge of our world. 1630-1900 Tussen de Bogen 46 buttondown.com/untitledgame...
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Sun Aug 23 | [untitled games event] #8: "undisciplined feeling"
Future? No Thanks! + VisunovOS + coalescent || tidal rapture + Brand Nacht + Internet Teapot + Unruly, Undead, Un Un
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wren @slimewitch.itch.io · 01/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k4c...
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Good Game Design
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Lucas Immanuel - Game Out! @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As always @writnelson.bsky.social just gets it.
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Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University @learninggameslab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
✨Cozy River Valley✨ is based on agricultural practices in arid irrigated systems, with the gameplay covering 60 years of farming where you make choices about crops, water, community and environment. 🌱 Play for free at CozyRiverValley.nmsu.edu #agroecology #agriculture #gbl
Promotional poster for the game “Cozy River Valley” with the main character and the Extension Agent character above the title. Underneath the title, a link to the game and underneath that is a QR code with the words “Play the game. Manage the aquifer. Save the farm.” next to it.A screenshot from the main gameplay screen with some fields planted and some not.
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pondlife @withpondlife.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
because sometimes your friends need carrying
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Colin McInerney @colin.how · 29/07/2026
this is probably the hardest i’ve worked on anything so if you don’t buy it and support me from THIS world i’ll be very sad
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My world? Eaten by Jimmy.
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Harrison Lemke @hplemke.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
BOOTS QUEST DX, an absurdist adventure game/collectathon about finding the best boots in the world (and throwing everything else away), is free on Itch for a limited time! discountrealms.itch.io/boots-quest-dx
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Boots Quest DX by Discount Realms
An offbeat adventure about finding the best boots in the world
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Two days to launch - and Truck-kun has crossed 100k wishlists! That's the most we've had since I Am Your Beast!! Please keep spreading the word--and thanks for supporting our weird, punchy little driving game. :) store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/...
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gabegab.bsky.social @gabegab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I made an avoider game for the avoidance jam. I have had ideas floating around my head for a long time about hazards that blend into the background so it was nice to get it out of my system. matthewlacker.itch.io/gabes-great-...
matthewlacker.itch.io
Gabe's Great Gradient Game by MatthewLacker
avoider
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pnmartinez @pnmartinez.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This is wonderful news as New Mexico K12 reading scores are consistently below national average. One can also get free online Libby access with your free library card. And! Check out state of NM Library for free books on Hoopla libguides.nmstatelibrary.org/eBooks/NMReads
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LibGuides: New Mexico Reads (ebooks): Getting Started
LibGuides: New Mexico Reads (ebooks): Getting Started
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Gaming as a dad these days involves me downloading a game at 9:30 p.m. only to have it finish installing around 11 and discover I don't actually like the game after 20 minutes and go to bed.
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Michael Brough @smestorp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
blog post - prayer for the wealthy mightyvision.blogspot.com/2026/07/pray...
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prayer for the wealthy
for those whose possessions exceed their needs i pray that they would be unburdened that they be freed of the fearful drive for more that...
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Sloppy Forgeries ✨ Wishlist on Steam! @sloppyforgeries.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Getting in-game GIF exports from players' painting archives working #indiegame #art
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Austin Wood @woodwould.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
He's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
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"It creates lesser games": Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?
"So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📆 This Thursday! 📆 Everyone is welcome, come join us if you're in the El Paso/Las Cruces area!
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Apparently shouting "I have the Mandate of Heaven" every time you call Uno is both "rude" and "bad sportsmanship"
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jwest @follysoft.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Don’t think anyone in my family cares much, if at all. I have a few close friends who are supportive but probably think it’s all weird af. Didn’t *really* feel that care until finding @paradise-collab.bsky.social
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gabegab.bsky.social @gabegab.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I made a spiffy new steam page for GAARL! It has a new trailer and capsule art!! Check it out!!! store.steampowered.com/app/4076590/...
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GAARL! - Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike on Steam
GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, ge...
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droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
i didn't make this for good reasons but i made it and i think it's extremely funny, so i hope you like it too
edited image from patent US 8,246,454 B2
comic with four panels

first panel: child sits on sofa, in front of television. depicted on delevision: human figure shooting another human figure

second panel: same image, but television says "TO KILL GAMEPLAY, SAY KILL GAMEPLAY"

third panel: same image, but television silent, child standing up, saying "KILL GAMEPLAY!"

fourth panel: same image, child is sitting down again, same as first panel
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